The ship that struck and destroyed a Baltimore bridge on Tuesday morning, snarling commerce on the US East Coast, has a checkered history, including at least one earlier collision and propulsion worries. It’s still not clear what caused the Dali to smash into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, but video footage showed nearly all of […]
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Baltimore bridge collapse: Divers to search harbour for those presumed dead
Search divers were expected to return near dawn on Wednesday to the waters surrounding the twisted ruins of a bridge knocked down in Baltimore Harbor by a faltering cargo ship, leaving six workers missing and presumed dead. The disaster also forced the indefinite closure of the Port of Baltimore, one of the busiest on the […]
Baltimore bridge collapse probe picks up speed as divers recover 2 bodies
Investigators began collecting evidence from the cargo ship that plowed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused its collapse, while in the waters below divers searched through twisted metal for six construction workers who plunged into the harbour. The bodies of two were recovered Wednesday, and the others were presumed dead. The bodies of […]
Brahmaputra Infrastructure receives LoA for road project in Tripura
Brahmaputra Infrastructure have received a LOA from the office of Executive Director ( T.) – National Highway & Infrastructure Development Corporation of India for the execution of the Rehabilitation and Up-gradation of road from design Km 25.250 to Km 36.460 (Total Length: 11.210 Km) of Kailashahar – Kurti Bridge section of NH-208A to two lane […]
Indian Embassy in US condoles unfortunate accident at Baltimore bridge
The Indian Embassy in the US has condoled the unfortunate accident” in Baltimore where a cargo ship manned by a 22-member Indian crew, struck and demolished a key bridge, an accident that may have killed six people and brought one of the most important ports in the northeast US to a grinding halt. Several vehicles […]
Baltimore bridge collapse: Two saved from river, search on for five others
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in the United States city of Baltimore partially collapsed on Tuesday after being struck by a large vessel, leading to at least seven people and several vehicles falling into the Patapsco River. The incident took place during the pre-dawn hours. According to the Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace, two people […]
Baltimore bridge collapse: 6 dead, port disruptions hit cars to coal
The 1.6 mile-long bridge collapsed in a matter of seconds. The catastrophic consequences are set to stretch out for weeks. As much as 2.5 million tonnes of coal, hundreds of cars made by Ford Motor Co., and General Motors Co., and lumber and gypsum are threatened with disruption after the container ship Dali slammed into […]
IL&FS seeks nod to sell insolvent companies without shareholders’ approval
IL&FS group has approached the NCLAT to seek permission to sell its stake with a “haircut” and without shareholders’ approval in its companies, which are insolvent with unsustainable debts and placed under the Category II list of resolution framework. The government sought time to file a reply from the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) […]
1 dead, 9 injured as under-construction bridge collapses in Bihar’s Supaul
One person was killed and nine people injured as a portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Bihar’s Supaul district in the early hours of Friday, officials said. The 10.2-km bridge was being constructed by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) over the Koshi river between Bheja in Madhubani and Bakaur in Supaul district, […]
NCLAT directs 11 PSBs to not take action against IL&FS till next hearing
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has directed 11 public sector lenders not to take coercive action against IL&FS and its group companies till its next hearing on May 14. A two-member NCLAT bench headed by Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan also issued notices to the banks, along with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), […]
Top Canadian pension funds invest $438 million in Indian highways trust
Two big Canadian pension funds invested a total of C$595 million ($438.3 million) in India’s National Highways Infra Trust (NHIT) this week, dialling up their bets on the poll-bound South Asian country’s booming infrastructure sector. In the trust backed by the Indian government for developing national highways, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the […]
Brahmaputra Infrastructure wins NHAI road project tof Rs 50.80 cr
Brahmaputra Infrastructure has received a LOA from the office of General Manager ( Tech.) – Ne NHAI, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways , Government of India for the execution of the Contract for Four Lane divided carriageway Road with paved shoulders configuration from km. 5+500 to km. 35.862 of NH-36 and km. 00+000 to […]